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Bosnia: Mogherini urges Covic to speed up reforms pace

Tue, 18/07/2017 - 14:45

(ANSA) - BRUXELLES - The accession process to the European
Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina "will however depend upon the
pace of reforms in the the country" and Brussels expects a
"rapid signature" of the Treaty of the Transport Community, EU
High Representative, Federica Mogherini, said after a meeting
with Dragan Covic, the Bosnian president of the country's
tripartite presidency, in Brussels.
The reform agenda "needs a new momentum both at State and Entity
level, in particular in the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and is to be implemented in a continuous and
effective way", Mogherini explained.
In particular, Mogherini asks Covic to speed up the signature of
the Treaty of the Transport Community after the Sarajevo
government withdrew its support at the Western Balkans summit in
Trieste on 12 July. Also the adoption of excise legislation is
of "utmost importance". "Implementation of outstanding
commitments reflects political will and determination to move
the country forward", Mogherini pointed out. (ANSA).

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